TWO YEARS HAD PASSED since she’d last spoken to Rein. It seemed like a million years, or that Rein was just a memory from a past life. She sighed and activated the large screen in front of her. Rein had his chance, and he’d rejected her. Two years with no response to her messages made it clear her sixteen-year-old imagination had created a love that didn’t exist.
Chord’s handsome face flared to life before her. “Good morning, beautiful,” he greeted her with a smile. “By the looks of the view out of that window, it’s another gorgeous day in Chelyana.”
Kaelyn’s heart leaped at the sound of his voice. She waved toward the living quarter's wall of windows and said, “There is no rain in the forecast all week. It looks like the gods are smiling on my eighteenth birthday celebration. The entire
